Americans have increasingly divulged themselves in over-consumption. This escalating desire for physical goods is initiating the depletion of our resources and the destruction of our environment. The people of the United States‚ in their quest for material products‚ are causing catastrophes‚ such as the greenhouse effect‚ hazardous wastes‚ and a growing number of landfills. This in turn pollutes the planet and catalyzes global warming.      Greenhouse effect has been reeking havoc with
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Chaim Potok’s The Chosen follows the story of two Jewish boys‚ Reuven Malter (the narrator) and Danny Saunders‚ in a neighborhood of Orthodox and Hasidic Jews in Williamsburg‚ Brooklyn‚ New York between 1944 and 1949. Reuven comes from a family of Orthodox Jews whose father‚ David Malter‚ is a yeshiva professor and humanitarian. Opposite of Reuven is Danny‚ who comes from a family of Hasidic Jews‚ who are more ultra-Orthodox in terms of religious observances‚ whose father‚ Reb Saunders‚ is the tzaddik
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of religion. After this interview‚ Rubenstein stated‚ “If I believed in God as the omnipotent author of the historical drama and Israel as His Chosen People‚ I had to accept Dean Gruber’s conclusion that it was God’s will that Hitler committed six million Jews to slaughter. I could not possibly believe in such a God nor could I believe in Israel as the chosen people of God after Israel.” Rubenstein believes that God would never commit such crime against the Jews and rejects the Judeo-Christian perspective
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The Chosen is a phenomenal book so far. In this novel‚ I can really appreciate Chaim Potok’s creative mind. I find it so interesting how hate can turn to friendship. I also find it interesting that two Jews living in the same area can hate each other. How do two young men who come from similar backgrounds…hate each other? The author does a wonderful job of explaining how they do not believe in exactly the same things‚ but indeed are similar. Danny’s family is more “traditional” while Reuven’s family
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The career I am interested in is landscaping. I am interested in landscaping because‚ I like to be outside and do hands on work. I also really like gardening and making places flourishing with beautiful flowers and such. My Aunt and Uncle own their own landscaping business and there are the number one landscaping business in Eau Claire. I love to see and help my Aunt and Uncle on the great work they do for their customers. Some tasks and responsibilities I will have to face in my career will be
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There are many reasons I would like to go on the field trip to Hawaii. The first reason is I love to travel and see new things. This trip would be a dream vacation come true for anyone! The first six days look amazing with seven things on the list that I have never done before. Then the camping for six days sounds wonderful with farming‚ horseback riding‚ and snorkeling‚ I have only gone horseback riding once and it was fun‚ plus my family is involved with horses so I know a lot about them! Every
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Career describes an individuals’ journey through learning‚ work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define a careeCareer is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person’s "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life)". In this definition career is understood to relate to a range of aspects of an individual’s life‚ learning and work. Career is also frequently understood to relate only to the working aspects of an individuals life e.g. as in career woman
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Silence is the lack of audible sound or presence of sounds of very low intensity. By analogy‚ the word silence can also refer to any absence of communication or hearing‚ including in media other than speech and music. Chaim Potok’s working title for The Chosen could may have been A Time for Silence. This type of language is present throughout the novel‚ although its importance is obscure until the novel’s resolution. Silence is alternately frightening‚ confusing‚ warm‚ and welcome‚ but it always leads to
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Mr. Malter exhibits a quality of insightful and scholarly understanding which makes him looked up to especially by his son. Possessing remarkable intellect‚ Reb Saunders‚ his son Danny‚ and Mr. Malter display their various kinds of knowledge in The Chosen by Chaim Potok. (respected‚ admirable‚ appreciated‚ honored‚ valued) By family inheritance‚ Reb Saunders acquires the position of tzaddik in his community‚ a righteous one‚ and obtains
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Six scientists were chosen to see which one had made the greatest contribution to our current understanding of the atom’s structure. Our knowledge of an atom’s appearance and structure have evolved from years and years of development and contribution from many different scientists. Scientist Ernest Rutherford had been the best contributor to the understanding of the atomic structure. Why Rutherford was chosen is because his work had information on protons‚ neutrons‚ and electrons‚ the main components
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